Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Novel Hormonal Therapy Agents in Patients With Prostate Cancer
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Use of Novel Hormonal Therapy Agents in Patients With Prostate Cancer
Abstract
Importance: Novel hormonal therapy (NHT) agents have been shown to prolong overall survival in numerous randomized clinical trials for patients with advanced prostate cancer (PCa). There is a paucity of data regarding the pattern of use of these agents in patients from different racial and ethnic groups.
Objective: To assess racial and ethnic disparities in the use of NHT in patients with advanced PCa.
Design, setting, and participants: This cohort study comprised all men diagnosed with de novo advanced PCa (distant metastatic [M1], regional [N1M0], and high-risk localized [N0M0] per Systemic Therapy in Advancing or Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Evaluation of Drug Efficacy [STAMPEDE] trial criteria) with Medicare Part A, B, and D coverage between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2017, in a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database including prescription drug records. Data analysis took place from January through May 2023.
Exposures: Race and ethnicity (Black [non-Hispanic], Hispanic, White, or other [Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, or not otherwise specified and unknown]) abstracted from the SEER data fields.
Main outcomes and measures: The primary outcome was receipt of an NHT agent (abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide) using a time-to-event approach.
Results: The study included 3748 men (median age, 75 years [IQR, 70-81 years]). A total of 312 (8%) were Black; 263 (7%), Hispanic; 2923 (78%), White; and 250 (7%) other race and ethnicity. The majority of patients had M1 disease (2135 [57%]) followed by high-risk N0M0 (1095 [29%]) and N1M0 (518 [14%]) disease. Overall, 1358 patients (36%) received at least 1 administration of NHT. White patients had the highest 2-year NHT utilization rate (27%; 95% CI, 25%-28%) followed by Hispanic patients (25%; 95% CI, 20%-31%) and patients with other race or ethnicity (23%; 95% CI, 18%-29%), with Black patients having the lowest rate (20%; 95% CI, 16%-25%). Black patients had significantly lower use of NHT compared with White patients, which persisted at 5 years (37% [95% CI, 31%-43%] vs 44% [95% CI, 42%-46%]; P = .02) and beyond. However, there was no significant difference between White patients and Hispanic patients or patients with other race or ethnicity in NHT utilization (eg, 5 years: Hispanic patients, 38% [95% CI, 32%-46%]; patients with other race and ethnicity: 41% [95% CI, 35%-49%]). Trends of lower utilization among Black patients persisted in the patients with M1 disease (eg, vs White patients at 5 years: 51% [95% CI, 44%-59%] vs 55% [95% CI, 53%-58%]). After adjusting for patient, disease, and sociodemographic factors in multivariable analysis, Black patients continued to have a significantly lower likelihood of NHT initiation (adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.61-0.94, P = .01).
Conclusions and relevance: In this cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries with advanced PCa, receipt of NHT agents was not uniform by race, with decreased use observed in Black patients compared with the other racial and ethnic groups, likely due to multifactorial obstacles. Future studies are needed to identify strategies to address the disparities in the use of these survival-prolonging therapies in Black patients.
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